Saudi Crown Prince, China's Xi Agree on Bolstering Partnership

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Getty Images)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Getty Images)
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Saudi Crown Prince, China's Xi Agree on Bolstering Partnership

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Getty Images)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Getty Images)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held telephone talks on Friday with China's President Xi Jinping.

Discussions focused on bilateral cooperation between their countries and ways to develop them through the joint Saudi-Chinese council.

They agreed to exert more efforts to bolster the partnership and strategic relations between Saudi Arabia and China.

Crown Prince Mohammed and Xi also tackled the latest international developments of interest.

Xi hailed Saudi Arabia's pivotal role in the region and its efforts to achieve peace and stability in Yemen.

Earlier, Crown Prince Mohammed received a telephone call from Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for talks on bilateral relations and ways to bolster them.

They addressed opportunities for cooperation between their countries in various fields.



Saudi, Brazilian Foreign Ministers Sign MoU to Establish Coordination Council

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
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Saudi, Brazilian Foreign Ministers Sign MoU to Establish Coordination Council

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. SPA

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

The two officials reviewed relations and discussed regional and international developments.

During Tuesday’s meeting, the ministers signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Saudi-Brazilian Coordination Council, building on the agreement reached between the two countries' leaders during Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Saudi Arabia on November 30, 2023.

Director-General of the Office of the Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Aldawood and Saudi Ambassador to Brazil Dr. Faisal bin Ibrahim Ghulam were in attendance.